Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 6m 6.50s

Digby¹⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 118

28/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. 16/5, career best when landing 6-runner minor event at Killarney (22.8f, soft) 160 days ago. Difficult ask conceding weight all round here, though.

Form: 33611

Bronn³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

15/8

Thrice-raced winner. Well-held fifth in Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Hurdle at Leopardstown (22.2f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Considered back in these calmer waters.

Form: 1-15

Daily Present⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 128

7/4

9/4, won 16-runner novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 56 days ago, readily. Open to progress, so he's in the picture.

Form: 1-21

Grandero Bello²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E & P Harty

14/1

Won 20-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 16/1) on NH debut 27 days ago. This demands more, however.

Form: 3311

Jaycean⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| C

11/4

Promising type who comfortably bagged 19-runner novice hurdle at this course (20f, soft, 10/1) on NH debut 49 days ago. Looks the one to beat with a fair bit more to come over this longer trip.

Form: 1

Wowsham⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 124

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Run of good form ended when only sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, soft, 10/3) 69 days ago. Not dismissed if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 43-1426

Non-Runners

Geni De La Cour⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: E Mullins J: Conor Clarke

Forecasts

Daily Present (7/4), Bronn (15/8), Jaycean (11/4), Geni De La Cour (7/1), Grandero Bello (14/1), Wowsham (22/1), Digby (28/1)

JAYCEAN looked a useful prospect when going in at the first time of asking here so is hard to side against with this longer trip also a positive for Gordon Elliott's son of Leading Light. Daily Present has better days ahead of him too judged on his ready Fairyhouse success and is feared most, with Bronn not ruled out either now his sights are lowered.